Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

EnergyTR adheres to a publication policy that is strictly committed to ethical values in the production, sharing, and preservation of scientific knowledge. Our journal is committed to national and international principles such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), and the Higher Education Council’s Guidelines on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics. We expect all stakeholders, including authors, reviewers, editors, and the editorial board, to fulfil their ethical responsibilities.
EnergyTR adheres to the principle of open access and free publication, and all issues are available in full text on the journal’s website without any restrictions or delays.

1. Ethical Responsibilities of Authors

Authors should submit to EnergyTR only original works that contribute to scientific knowledge and have not been published elsewhere.
Submitted works should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere at the same time.
Ethical violations such as plagiarism, fraud, distortion, republication, salami slicing, unfair authorship, and failure to cite sources should be avoided.
All authors should have actively contributed to the work; listing individuals who have not contributed as authors or excluding contributors is contrary to scientific ethical principles.
The order of authorship must be determined by mutual agreement among all authors, and arbitrary changes should not be proposed during the process.
The reference list must be complete and accurate, and all sources cited must be referenced in accordance with academic standards.
Any conflicts of interest must be disclosed. Documents such as ethical committee approval or participant consent must be submitted to the editor when required.
The author(s) are responsible for immediately reporting any errors or omissions they notice in the work to EnergyTR editors during or after the review process.

2. Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers

Reviewers should only accept to review articles that fall within their area of expertise.
• EnergyTR adheres to the principle of double-blind peer review; reviewers evaluate articles without knowing the identity of the author(s) and cannot share any information with third parties at the end of the review process.
Reviews should be objective, scientific, measured, and respectful.
Personal biases, ideological differences, or academic competition should not be reflected in the review.
Review reports must be submitted within the specified timeframe; otherwise, the editor must be notified.
Negative statements and derogatory comments without concrete justification must be strictly avoided.

3. Ethical Responsibilities of Editors and Assistant Editors

EnergyTR editors act in accordance with the principles of independence, impartiality, and public interest throughout the publication process.
Submitted works are evaluated according to the scope, scientific validity, methodological reliability, and ethical suitability of the journal.
The blind review process is conducted with great care; the identities of authors and reviewers are kept confidential.
Editors pay attention to field expertise when selecting reviewers and appoint new reviewers if necessary.
Editors monitor submitted works for plagiarism, ethical violations, missing documents, etc.; if necessary, they proceed with corrections or rejection.
Ethical committee approval is required for works involving human and animal experiments; works without approval are not considered for evaluation.
Editors are responsible for requesting revisions from authors, conducting the revision process, and making publication decisions.
Complaints and requests are evaluated transparently, and necessary explanations are provided.

4. Ethical Responsibilities of the Editorial Board

The EnergyTR Editorial Board is responsible for determining, developing, and implementing the journal’s general publication policies.
The decisions of the editorial board are made independently of publishers and external pressures.
The main principles are to improve the scientific quality of the journal, encourage high-quality publications, and protect originality and ethical standards.
The editorial board is responsible for protecting copyrights, intellectual property regulations, plagiarism measures, and the proper functioning of scientific review processes.

Ethical Violation Report

If you notice any situation that violates scientific ethics (plagiarism, unfair authorship, conflict of interest, lack of ethical committee document, etc.), please contact the journal editor directly (editor@energytr.com.tr).
Upon receiving any information regarding this matter, the editor will thoroughly investigate the report and initiate the necessary procedures.

Publication Policy

EnergyTR is a scientific, peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes theoretical and applied academic studies on energy and environment-related topics in Turkey and around the world from a social sciences perspective. Published twice a year in June and December, the journal’s languages of publication are Turkish and English. Our journal adheres to the highest standards of publication ethics and is committed to national and international principles such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), and the Higher Education Council’s Guidelines on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics.

Submitted works must be original and not previously published or submitted elsewhere.
The work must be submitted with the written consent of all authors, and after submission, author names may only be removed, added, or the author order changed with the written permission of all authors.
Papers previously presented at a scientific conference may be considered for publication, provided that this is clearly stated.
The legal and academic responsibility for the opinions and findings expressed in the papers lies with the authors.
Each paper submitted is subject to a preliminary evaluation by the editorial board in terms of form and content.
Manuscripts that do not comply with the writing principles will be rejected without being sent to the review process.
Manuscripts that are deemed appropriate will be evaluated by at least two independent and expert reviewers using a double-blind review system.
If one reviewer gives a positive opinion and the other gives a negative opinion, the manuscript will be sent to a third reviewer for the editor’s decision. Manuscripts that receive two or more negative reports will not be published and will be returned to the author.
The final publication decision rests with the editorial board.
Editors ensure that the review process is conducted fairly, impartially, and transparently.
Every submission to the journal undergoes a plagiarism check using iThenticate software during the initial screening phase.
Submissions with a high similarity rate are not considered for evaluation, and the author(s) are informed.
If plagiarism, data fabrication, ghost authorship, concealment of conflict of interest or similar ethical violations are detected in a published work, the work will be removed from publication and the relevant person and/or institution will be notified.
According to the accepted ethical threshold, a similarity rate of generally less than 30% is expected.
⁠EnergyTR supports open access without commercial concerns. All published works can be read, downloaded, and copied by readers free of charge.
The copyright of published articles belongs to the journal.
No royalties are paid to authors, and no article processing or submission fees are charged to authors.